That could very well be the reason, as far as we know. ABC News reports that Biden’s office confirmed that “he will be ‘traveling abroad,’ but it wouldn’t say why or where.” Frankly, that sounds like the perfect mission for Biden.

VP's office says it expects VP Biden will be "traveling abroad" during Netanyahu's US visit next month and will miss his speech to Congress.

It’s likely some Democrats will bail on Netanyahu’s address, especially now that the president and vice president have set the precedent. In the meantime, let’s enjoy again this video from the Democratic National Convention of the crowd booing when an amendment to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is forced back into the Democratic platform on a bogus voice vote.